Influenza, more commonly known as âthe flu,â is caused by a contagious virus. Symptoms include body aches, sore throat, headache, fever, coughing, and chills. Perhaps because influenza is so common, misconceptions about the disease abound.
Meaning: A stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Hypernyms (sarcophagus is a kind of...): casket; coffin (box in which a corpse is buried or cremated)
Confidence votes 40. it is not different it is both the same but some have 4 sides and some have 6 sides. Correction: The above answer relates to the difference between coffin and casket. A sarcophagus was originally (in ancient times) a burial receptacle made of stone.In modern parlance, it is a highly luxurious coffin or casket (often made from cast bronze). sarcophagus is an ornate, decorative coffin that goes into a tomb. A tomb is where the coffin or sarcophagus is placed inside.